René Houseman
Argentine footballer
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- René Orlando Houseman (19 July 1953 – 22 March 2018), nicknamed Loco , was an Argentine footballer, who played as a right winger.
- An extraordinarily skilled player, Houseman was characterised by his outstanding dribbling ability, speed and mischief into the field.
- Despite having started his career at Club Atlético Excursionistas youth divisions, Houseman debuted professionally playing for Excursionistas's arch-rival Defensores de Belgrano, where he won its first title, the Primera C championship in 1971.
- Mother, don't worry because these legs will save you Houseman was a keyplayer of the Huracán team that won the 1973 Metropolitano championship.
- Houseman is a mixture of Maradona and Garrincha After leaving Huracán in 1980, Houseman spent a short time in River Plate (only one season, 1981), then moving to Chile to play for Colo Colo and then to South Africa when he joined AmaZulu.
René Orlando Houseman (19 July 1953 – 22 March 2018), nicknamed Loco, was an Argentine footballer, who played as a right winger. At the beginning of his career, Houseman was considered successor of legendary winger Omar Corbatta, being still regarded by many sports journalists as one of the best wingers ever.
An extraordinarily skilled player, Houseman was characterised by his outstanding dribbling ability, speed and mischief into the field.
Club career
Houseman was born in La Banda, Santiago del Estero Province. Despite having started his career at Club Atlético Excursionistas youth divisions, Houseman debuted professionally playing for Excursionistas's arch-rival Defensores de Belgrano, where he won its first title, the Primera C championship in 1971. At the beginning of 1973, as a recommendation by manager César Menotti, he was hired by Huracán.
Mother, don't worry because these legs will save you
Houseman was a keyplayer of the Huracán team that won the 1973 Metropolitano championship. Managed by Menotti, that squad is widely regarded as one of the best Argentine teams ever, where Houseman played along with notable players such as Miguel Brindisi, Carlos Babington and Omar Larrosa.
Houseman is a mixture of Maradona and Garrincha
After leaving Huracán in 1980, Houseman spent a short time in River Plate (only one season, 1981), then moving to Chile to play for Colo Colo and then to South Africa when he joined AmaZulu.
In 1984, he returned to Argentina to play for Independiente, but he only played three matches in total. Nevertheless, Houseman was part of the roster that won the Libertadores and Intercontinental Cups that year.
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